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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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